Patents by Inventor Christopher Johnson

Christopher Johnson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11536277
    Abstract: Centrifugal compressors can incorporate a side stream flow of intermediate pressure vapor between stages of that compressor. The side stream flow can be controlled by a side stream injection port controlled by a throttle ring disposed between stages of the compressor. The throttle ring can allow or obstruct flow through the side stream injection port. The throttle ring can extend and retract in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow from the first stage impeller to the second stage impeller. A method of operating a centrifugal compressor can include actuating a throttle ring by rotating a drive ring to adjust a flow of interstage fluid into the second stage impeller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Mark W. Harrison, Jon Christopher Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220359351
    Abstract: A microelectronics package assembly and process of making same are disclosed. The flange has an upper surface and a first coating disposed on the upper surface of the flange. The insulator has a bottom surface for mounting onto the flange and an upper surface opposite the bottom surface. A second coating is disposed on the bottom surface of the insulator and a third coating disposed on the upper surface of the insulator. The first coating, the second coating, and the third coating each have a thickness of less than or equal to 1 micron. At least one of the first coating, the second coating, and the third coating is applied via at least one of physical vapor deposition, atomic deposition, or chemical deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Materion Corporation
    Inventors: Ramesh KOTHANDAPANI, Christopher Johnson, ZhenWei Tee, Noel De Leon, SinLi Tan
  • Patent number: 11496588
    Abstract: Examples include a multi-node cluster having a node with a clustering layer. The clustering layer may be located between an application programming interface (API) layer and a service layer and the multi-node cluster may be associated with a database. In some examples, the clustering layer may discover whether a number of nodes associated with the multi-node cluster has changed. Based, at least in part, on the determination that the number of nodes associated with the multi-node cluster has changed, at the clustering layer, the database may be sharded and a new API call may be issued to the API layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Micro Focus LLC
    Inventors: Chiu Wai Tsang, Christopher Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220349414
    Abstract: Centrifugal compressors can incorporate a side stream flow of intermediate pressure vapor between stages of that compressor. The side stream flow can be controlled by a side stream injection port controlled by a capacity control valve that has a curved surface facing a flow of refrigerant from the first stage to the second stage. The capacity control valve can allow or obstruct flow through the side stream injection port. The capacity control valve can extend and retract in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow from the first stage impeller to the second stage impeller. The side stream injection port and the capacity control valve can be ring-shaped. The side stream injection port and the capacity control valve can allow at least some of the side stream to be introduced on a side of the capacity control valve opposite the curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Rick T. James, Yuanjie Wu, Christopher Glen Thilges, Mark W. Harrison, Jon Christopher Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220290118
    Abstract: A system for stretching a polynucleotide structure includes a first electrode configured to generate an electrostatic force perpendicular to a surface of the first electrode and to apply the electrostatic force to the polynucleotide structure to pin an end region of the polynucleotide structure near the surface of the first electrode, and a second electrode configured to generate an electric force along an axial direction of the polynucleotide structure to stretch the polynucleotide structure along the axial direction of the polynucleotide structure into a fully extended form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Karim GADELRAB, Mordechai KORNBLUTH, Jake CHRISTENSEN, Christopher JOHNSON, Boris KOZINSKY
  • Publication number: 20220268729
    Abstract: Provided is a method for monitoring a change of ion strength in a sample solution by a closed-loop device that provides continuous cycling of electrochemical pH modulation between pre-defined pH values. In particular, the change of ion strength may be induced by a chemical reaction and may ultimately alter the electrical control parameters of the closed-loop device. By measuring such electrical control parameters, the degree and progress of the underlying chemical reaction may be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Young Shik Shin, Nadezda Fomina, Christopher Johnson, Armin Darvish, Christoph Lang
  • Patent number: 11397179
    Abstract: Provided are methods for imaging a biospecimen, which involves the use of electrochemical pH modulation in combination with pH-sensitive labels to achieve localized imaging with a high vertical axial resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Young Shik Shin, Patrick A. Staley, Nadia Fomina, Christopher Johnson
  • Patent number: 11391289
    Abstract: Centrifugal compressors can incorporate a side stream flow of intermediate pressure vapor between stages of that compressor. The side stream flow can be controlled by a side stream injection port controlled by a capacity control valve that has a curved surface facing a flow of refrigerant from the first stage to the second stage. The capacity control valve can allow or obstruct flow through the side stream injection port. The capacity control valve can extend and retract in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow from the first stage impeller to the second stage impeller. The side stream injection port and the capacity control valve can be ring-shaped. The side stream injection port and the capacity control valve can allow at least some of the side stream to be introduced on a side of the capacity control valve opposite the curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Rick T. James, Yuanjie Wu, Christopher Glen Thilges, Mark W. Harrison, Jon Christopher Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220220924
    Abstract: An engine comprises an air intake arrangement configured to receive air; a heat exchanger arrangement arranged downstream of the air intake arrangement, configured to cool the air, and comprising a plurality of heat exchanger modules; and one or more turbomachinery components configured to receive cooled air from the heat exchanger arrangement. The plurality of heat exchanger modules are arranged to be generally centred on and to be arranged along a longitudinal axis of the engine. At least one of the plurality of heat exchanger modules is arranged to at least partially overlap with at least one other one of the plurality of heat exchanger modules relative to the longitudinal axis of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: ReactionEngines Limited
    Inventors: Robert Alexander Bond, Kathryn Rebecca Evans, Martin Christopher Johnson, Russell Geoffrey Payne
  • Publication number: 20220166796
    Abstract: Methods and systems for using cloned accounts to track attacks on user accounts are described. A user login attempt is detected for a user account from a client computing device. A determination is made that the user is not a legitimate user. The user is routed to a cloned user account. An analysis of the interaction between the user and the cloned user account is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Raoul Christopher Johnson, Ran Sun
  • Patent number: 11334674
    Abstract: In some examples, a system provides an agency identifier identifying an authority relationship between a first identity and a second identity, provides a duty identifier based on the agency identifier and a first end point, identifies a second end point based on the first end point, associates authority to access the second end point with the duty identifier, and accesses the second service at the second end point, the accessing comprising an entity identified by the second identity accessing the second end point on behalf of an entity identified by the first identity based on the authority relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Micro Focus LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220124097
    Abstract: Methods and systems for fictitious account generation on detection of account takeover conditions are described. A login attempt may be detected and determined to indicate fraud, such as when the login attempt is accompanied by many failed login attempts or is from an untrusted or known malicious endpoint. A fictitious account may be generated, which may include falsified account data and may limit account functionality to prevent unauthorized and fraudulent use of the account. The computing device that performs the login attempt may be routed and permitted to log in to the fictitious account, where the service provider or another computing entity may then monitor activity and usage of the fictitious account by the potentially malicious party. The fictitious account may be maintained so that other actors using the account may access the account and their activity also monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Raoul Christopher Johnson, Ran Sun
  • Patent number: 11273751
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an auxiliary light includes a housing defining a front opening, a light emitting in the housing, and a transparent cover is mounted over the front opening. A plurality of fins are mounted to the housing and extend rearwardly from the front opening. The heights of the plurality of fins in the vertical direction decreases with distance from the front opening along the horizontal direction. This may include downward sloping outer fins and inner fins having bottom edges that include concave arcs extending upwardly. A mount secures to the housing and includes a base with a fastener overlapping a center of gravity of the light and arms that extend up to pivot points on the housing that are offset behind the center of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Bestop Baja, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220076149
    Abstract: In order to facilitate the entity resolution and entity activity tracking and indexing, systems and methods include receiving first source records from a first database and second source records from a record database. A candidate set of second source records is determined by a heuristic search in the set of second source records. A candidate pair feature vector associated with each candidate pair of first and second source records is generated. An entity matching machine learning model predicts matching first source records for each candidate second source record based on the respective candidate pair feature vector. An aggregate quantity associated with the matching first source records is aggregated from a quantity associated with each first source record, and a quantity index for each candidate second source record is determined based the aggregate quantities. Each quantity index is displayed to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Tanveer Faruquie, Aman Jain, Jihan Wei, Amir Reza Rahmani, Christopher Johnson
  • Patent number: 11265323
    Abstract: Methods and systems for fictitious account generation on detection of account takeover conditions are described. A login attempt may be detected and determined to indicate fraud, such as when the login attempt is accompanied by many failed login attempts or is from an untrusted or known malicious endpoint. A fictitious account may be generated, which may include falsified account data and may limit account functionality to prevent unauthorized and fraudulent use of the account. The computing device that performs the login attempt may be routed and permitted to log in to the fictitious account, where the service provider or another computing entity may then monitor activity and usage of the fictitious account by the potentially malicious party. The fictitious account may be maintained so that other actors using the account may access the account and their activity also monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Raoul Christopher Johnson, Ran Sun
  • Publication number: 20220056915
    Abstract: Centrifugal compressors can incorporate a side stream flow of intermediate pressure vapor between stages of that compressor. The side stream flow can be controlled by a side stream injection port controlled by a throttle ring disposed between stages of the compressor. The throttle ring can allow or obstruct flow through the side stream injection port. The throttle ring can extend and retract in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow from the first stage impeller to the second stage impeller. A method of operating a centrifugal compressor can include actuating a throttle ring by rotating a drive ring to adjust a flow of interstage fluid into the second stage impeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Mark W. Harrison, Jon Christopher Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220058493
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, devices, and the like for generating compact tree representations applicable to machine learning. In one embodiment, a system is introduced that can retrieve a decision tree structure to generate a compact tree representation model. The compact tree representation model may come in the form of a matrix design to maintain the relationships expressed by the decision tree structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Raoul Christopher Johnson, Omri Moshe Lahav, Michael Dymshits, David Tolpin
  • Publication number: 20220048120
    Abstract: Railway wheel milling tool system including a railway wheel truing cutters and tangential railway wheel milling inserts are disclosed. The tangential milling inserts have at least four indexable cutting edges, each with a central wiper cutting edge segment between two convex cutting edge segments. The milling inserts may allow both the flat portion and curved portion of a railway wheel to be machined with an improved surface finish. The railway wheel truing cutters comprise a plurality of insert pockets structured and arranged to receive the tangential railway wheel milling inserts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicants: Kennametal Inc., Simmons Machine Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Schulte, Christopher Johnson
  • Patent number: 11245713
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed which can provide an orchestrated response to a cybersecurity threat. This orchestrated response may be based upon, at least in part, a reputation score. Threat model(s) may be received that identify cybersecurity threat(s). An indication of observations, false positives, and/or page views for the threat may be obtained. Data feeds may be received including known good data feeds, known bad data feeds, and enrichment data feeds. The data feeds may provide information about one or more indicators of compromise (IOC). For each IOC, a weighted criticality score may be determined. The weighted criticality score may be mapped to a corresponding point value. An aggregated score may be determined based upon at least the corresponding point value. A reputation score may be computed, and in some configurations, provided to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: THREATCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Pendergast, Andrew Gidwani, Daniel Cole, Jason Spies, Bhaskar Karambelkar, Christopher Johnson, Danny Tineo
  • Patent number: 11240145
    Abstract: Shared risk representation in networks for troubleshooting, assignment, and propagation across layers includes obtaining a configuration for a format to represent shared risks in a network; assigning a value to a plurality of shared risks in the network utilizing the format and utilizing a plurality of assignment techniques including automatic assignment and manual assignment; propagating the assigned values of the plurality of shared risks across one or more layers in the network; and storing the assigned values for use in path computation in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Tarun Kashyap, Brian Christopher Johnson, Amal Karboubi